May. 26th, 2005

Soup!

May. 26th, 2005 01:57 pm
kellan_the_tabby: My face, reflected in a round mirror I'm holding up; the rest of the image is the side of my head, hair shorn short. (Default)
Today for Sewing Night I'm making [livejournal.com profile] montuos's Tomato Bread Soup, with some changes. The only Italian sausage we have is hot, so I used country sausage from the farmer's market instead. Added more basil than called for to try to make up for that. No rosemary, so Lewis can eat it; no parsley, since we didn't have any. Added oregano, thyme, and a couple of bay leaves.

I added more wine than was called for, quite a bit, because we've got a bottle of cheap wine to get rid of. I used fresh tomatoes, since we had a bunch; maybe ten medium ones. I have no idea how that compares to three cans of diced tomatoes. It looked more stew than soup by then, so I added more broth; I think there's almost twice as much in there now than it actually calls for.

It's simmering away now, on the theory that you can't usefully simmer soup for too long. It smells _lovely_.

I got a loaf of crusty Italian bread, and, since I couldn't find shredded Parmesan, got a slice of the stuff. I've got the right tool for that somewhere, I'm sure.

It looks like the kind of recipe that could go well with a dollop of sour cream or heavy cream swirled in right before it's served. Might try that sometime.

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Note to [livejournal.com profile] dr_zrfq: we're not going to Alles Faire. Miki still needs medicine twice a day and I really don't want to board him - he's miserable enough as it is.
kellan_the_tabby: My face, reflected in a round mirror I'm holding up; the rest of the image is the side of my head, hair shorn short. (Default)
We seem to have new neighbors. They're on the downhill side, for those familiar with the area; apparently they've already put a lot of work into the inside of the house, which I consider to be a good indication. Seems the place was built around the same time as our house.

The one guy's name is Chris and the other guy is an associate professor at Northampton. I don't remember his name, more's the pity. I went over to offer them the use of the hand truck we scavenged at Pennsic, but they already had one. They seem friendly enough. Good handshakes.




Miki's ear has mostly been healing pretty well, except for one spot that just won't close up. We've been letting him out of the cone a few times a day, as long as we're around to keep an eye on him. Today he's been out of it since I got up this morning, and the ear's still doing all right. I'm going to put it back on him before I got to bed, but I think I can leave it off during the day, at least.

He's been washing incessantly, and I can't blame him. As fastidious as cats are, it has to be awful not being able to wash. His fur has been getting downright greasy in spots, even though I've been brushing him a lot. He's sleeping now, and looking more comfortable than he has in days. It's another week until he gets the stitches out.




If the grass ever dries I'm gonna mow the lawn. Until then I get to haul all the branches Lewis hacked off down to the coyote pile and try top get them to fit. We need a wood chipper, or a place to burn it all, or something.

And since it just started raining, it looks like that's not gonna happen _again_. Good thing it's a long weekend.

Sewing night tonight. Gotta gotta gotta finish that tunic.

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